Palmer, South Australia

Palmer is a town just east of the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia along the Adelaide-Mannum Road, 70 kilometres east-north-east of the state capital, Adelaide and 15 km west-north-west of Mannum (). It is located in the Mid Murray Council local government area. At the 2006 census, Palmer had a population of 329.^[1]

The town was named after Colonel George Palmer, a South Australian Colonisation Commissioner.^[2] It was settled in the 1860s as a mining and agricultural settlement.

At the ABS 2001 census, Palmer had a population of 305 people living in 124 dwellings.

Palmer has a primary school, a general store, hotel^[3] and a Lutheran Church.^[4] There are some nearby rock formations.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Palmer (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC44511&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 17 October 2011. 
2. ^ Place Names of South Australia, State Library of South Australia. Accessed 9 July 2006.
3. ^ White Pages Online. Accessed 18 June 2006.
4. ^ Lutheran Church of Australia. Accessed 7 April 2007.

External links

• Map of Palmer (Mid Murray Council)

• Palmer, South Australia is at coordinates